Author: Cecilia Mary Gunther

• Sausage Rolls made with Buckwheat pastry.

  Look at that! A little dot that has got itself caught in my text. Ah well. In NZ  every little shopping centre has a bakery. They are everywhere. Whereas in the US people stop at a Taco Bell or drive-in Starbucks for lunch and in England they pop into a Nero’s or little cafe for…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 21, 2012

  Recipes

  buckwheat flour, feed for stock, flour, flowers for bees, orange zest, rosemary, sausage rolls

• A tiny bit of spring is not always pretty

  You will remember that the day before yesterday we opened the Big Barn Doors so that our hawk could find his way out. Which he did.  I have left them open. Yesterday was fine and clear and gentle with just a touch of spring was in the air.   The sun streamed into the barn,…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 20, 2012

  Photography, The Farmy

  Barn, border collie, cats, chives, cows, garlic, sustainable living, wild onions

• Hawk sets up Housekeeping in the Barn

  Yesterday  I stalked the hawk who had moved into the barn for a few days hunting. Taking photographs of suspicious flying raptors is a very different concept from taking a photo of a cow as she stands and leans and stares. However, even without the right lens or light,  I amused myself for a while.…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 19, 2012

  Farming, Photography

  Barn, bird watcher, coopers hawk, old barn, sharp shinned hawk

• Introductions and reflections have no shadows: Weekend Blog Reading

  Here you are now.  Your weekend reading. A few sites for you to visit.  As usual I have a few that some of us know well, and also a few new ones who have popped up in my comments this week.  Have fun snooping about. Everybody Likes Sandwiches Jeanette aka Kickpleat has been writing this blog…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 18, 2012

  Life

  blogging, chook reflections, food, french onion soup, fun, hawk in the barn, pease pudding, what shall i make for dinner

• Be ever vigilant.

  We had a busy day yesterday.  One of my oldies took a spill and spent the night on his floor, we found him in the morning. I cleaned him up, he flatly refused to get in an ambulance but would let the ambulance boys put him in the car and so we took him to…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 17, 2012

  Writing

  home alone, old folks at home, phones charged, therapy dogs